the finish line

the crowd cheers,confetti flies and we are all greeted family and friend as we break the finish line and wave goodbye to nablopomo.

like many of us, i entered in to nablopomo with a sense of excitement and intent. i was going to post for 30 consecutive days and my posts would be brilliant. i have papers filled up with ideas and half written stories that i ran out of steam on.

let's see what did make it to the old blog this month:

day 1 my reflections on halloween and costumes.
day 2 deviled egg day!
day 3 day light savings time ends
day 4 sunday ramblings
Day 5 responsible citizen
day 6 boring presentation
day 7 becky's yummy onion soup
day 8 interview becky on sporky
day 9 lord shiva's dance moves
day 10 ask monkey - fruitcake laws
day 11 meditation
day 12 an autumn haiku
day 13 word of the year
day 14 sporky speaks
day 15 ask monkey - autumn leaves
day 16 basil the cat
day 17 meteor shower
day 18 ask monkey - teas
day 19 relish relishing
day 20 bat grooming tip
day 21 no music day
day 22 thanks giving tip
day 23 the season starts
day 24 reflections on no music day
day 25 blessed are the cheese makers
day 26 the best feature on my telephone
day 27 a sufi, a priest and a rabbi walk into a summit.
day 28 nablopomo haiku or two
day 29 holiday tv special - full of wiki goodness
day 30 round up of posts and what didn't make it.

This is what didn't made it to the blog this month


correct hand washing techniques and songs selection to assure 15 seconds of scrubbing.
is there really such a thing as decaffeinated tea?
my favorite holiday movies
why i miss leslie harpole.
how i named my cat.
ice cream vs gelato vs sorbet - frozen confection smack down.
thank you notes.
invention of the tea bag.
gushing admiration of jim henson.
meditation instruction.
panda facts.
bat facts.
know your tibetan lama - interview with a tibetan lama.
detailed explanation of karma.
what is dharma.
quotes i love.
what you can do in a month.
proposal for nablopomohohoho - post every day until christmas about something christmasy.
answer various "ask monkey" questions that arrived.
suggested reading of books i haven't read.
suggested reading of books i have read.
the urban legend about me eating homemade candy from strangers. (without the names changed to protect the fudge maker.)

will any of these make it into my blog in the future? maybe some of them will.

but right now, it's time to put my feet up, relax and wait to see who wins the prize that i donated for a lucky winner of the nablopomo challenge.

thanks mrs. kennedy for doing this to us. making this all possible.